Notes of a traveller, on the social and political state of France, Prussia, Switzerland, Italy, and other parts of Europe, during the present century

Abstract

Laing's observations touch on socioeconomic and sociohistorical topics (the "social question") in complementing the travel descriptions. Areas visited include Genoa, Naples, Pompeii, Vetturini, Capua, Terracina, the Pontine Marshes, Rome, the Vatican, Florence, Bologna, Venice, Milan, Como, Lake Maggiore, and the Alps. ; From the 2d ed; Electronic Reproduction ; iv, 451 p. ; 23 cm.